Editing Common snapping turtle (section)

==Invasive species==
In recent years in [[Italy]], large mature adult ''C. serpentina'' turtles have been taken from bodies of water throughout the country. They were most probably introduced by the release of unwanted pets. In March 2011, an individual weighing {{convert|20|kg|abbr=on}} was captured in a canal near [[Rome]];<ref>"''Una "azzanatrice" catturata fuori Roma''". (March 17, 2011). ''Corriere della Sera''. Milan. (in Italian).</ref> another individual was captured near Rome in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/photostory/curiosita/2012/09/17/Tartaruga-azzannatrice-presa-Tevere_7489581.html|title=''Tartaruga azzannatrice presa nel Tevere – Photostory Curiosità'' – ANSA.it|website=www.ansa.it|access-date=3 April 2018}} (in Italian).</ref>

In [[Japan]], the species was introduced as an exotic pet in the 1960s; it has been recorded as the source of serious bite injuries.{{cn|date=September 2022}} In 2004 and 2005, some 1,000 individuals were found in [[Chiba Prefecture]], making up the majority of individuals believed to have been introduced.<ref name=thejapantimes>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/05/national/invasive-snapping-turtles-on-the-rise-in-chiba-other-areas/#.WRlKTUHV_qA |title=Invasive snapping turtles on the rise in Chiba, other areas |last=Desaki |first=Yotaro |date=5 August 2014 |publisher=thejapantimes news  |access-date=15 May 2017}}</ref>